Top Tourism Town Awards

QTIC's Top Tourism Town Awards are back in 2022 to recognise Queensland’s diverse and outstanding regional destinations.

The Awards aim to recognise and reward towns that work together with their tourism operators, businesses and local community to make their destination the best it can be. The towns must offer an amazing visitor experience, demonstrate strong commitment and encourage tourism and increased visitation.

In 2022 there are three award categories:

Top Tourism Town - those with a population over 5,000
Top Small Tourism Town – those with a population between 5,000 and 1,500
Top Tiny Tourism Town - those with a population below 1,500

Who can nominate and how to enter

View the 2022 Program guidelines (updated 25.2.22)

Prizes for winning Towns

View the incredible prizes up for grabs for the winning towns!

Vote for your favourite Town and win an Apollo Motorhome holiday

All town entrants that reach a score of 75% from the Judges are deemed a finalist and proceed to the public voting component of the awards process. The public will have the opportunity to review Finalist submission details on the QTIC website from Friday 6 May and vote for their favourite town! Every person that votes will go into a draw to win an Apollo Motorhome Holiday Voucher (valued at $2000) to explore Queensland's outstanding top tourism towns. Voting will commence 9am on Friday 6 May on the QTIC website. Please see the public vote and prize terms and conditions here.

2022 key dates

Click here for the 2022 TOP TOURISM TOWN promotional flyer